Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

341

#186, 6c Pink, especially large even margins all around, fresh color, nicely cancelled by New York duplex c.d.s., extremely fine; seldom encountered so well centered and margined; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)

22.50

SOLD for $160.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

342

#186, 6c Pink, impressive jumbo-margined used example, featuring huge and exceptionally well balanced margins all around, quartered cork postmark, extremely fine and striking; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

22.50

SOLD for $180.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

343

#187, 10c Brown, without secret mark, extraordinarily well centered within very large margins, deep luxuriant color and impression, light strike of a barred numeral duplex cancel, extremely fine and quite choice; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

25.00

SOLD for $130.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

344

#188, 10c Brown, with secret mark, gem used example, being exceptionally well centered amid huge margins, gloriously rich color and impression on bright paper, light quartered cork cancel, extremely fine; an exceptionally handsome and choice used stamp; 2000 PSE certificate. (Image)

25.00

SOLD for $80.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

345

#189, 15c Red orange, beautiful used example, featuring absolutely radiant color and impression on bright fresh paper, flawless centering within large margins, small face-free cancel at bottom left, an extremely fine gem in every regard; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)

22.50

SOLD for $220.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

346

#189, 15c Red orange, handsome used example, possessing outstanding centering, wide margins, and rich vivid color, crisply struck circle of "V's" cancel, extremely fine gem; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)

22.50

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

347

#189, 15c Red orange, impeccable centering within large margins, intensely rich color and impression, light duplex barred numeral cancel, extremely fine and quite choice; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)

22.50

SOLD for $120.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

348

#190, 30c Full black, select used example, large well balanced margins all around, particularly intense color and impression on bright paper, light face-free cancel, extremely fine and handsome; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

65.00

SOLD for $220.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

349

#190, 30c Full black, well centered and margined, rich luxuriant color, central strike of a double oval registry cancel, extremely fine; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)

65.00

SOLD for $100.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

350

#191, 90c Carmine, spectacular quality used example, flawlessly centered amid absolutely huge margins which are unheard of on this value, rich luxuriant color, light cancels, a superb gem that is easily the finest used copy of this high value we have ever seen; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

275.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

1880-1885 Special Printings of the 1879-1883 Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

351

#192, 1c Dark ultramarine special printing, without gum as issued, an incomparable example of this tremendously rare stamp, being in a quality unrivalled by any other among the approximately 30 copies still in existence, as this particular value is notorious for being found poorly centered and more often than not with faults, however the exciting copy offered here is the only recorded well centered and completely sound example, possessing an outstanding overall freshness, with sumptuously rich color, perfectly centered within wide margins, full intact perforations, an extremely fine gem in every respect; the rarity of this stamp cannot be overstated, particularly in this spectacular quality and we believe this to be among the most important condition rarities in all of U.S. philately; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

27,500.00

SOLD for $85,000.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

352

#193, 2c Black brown special printing, without gum as issued, an outstanding example of this truly rare special printing, featuring exceptional centering that is far superior to the vast majority of known examples, plus its margins are uncharacteristically wide, strikingly intense color and impression, extremely fine; among the finest existing examples of the approximately 50 to 60 copies still believed to exist; 1971 PF certificate. (Image)

16,000.00

SOLD for $20,000.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

353

#194, 3c Blue green special printing, without gum as issued, marvelously fresh, with sumptuously rich characteristic color and a highly detailed impression on bright clean paper, centered just slightly to right as are most of the known examples, however this is much better centered than nearly all others, completely free of any flaws which affect most surviving copies, choice very fine. A magnificent example of one of the rarest and most difficult of all Bank Note Special Printings, with perhaps fewer than 20 still believed to exist (only 12 of which have been certified by the Philatelic Foundation). This particular example is considered to be the finest known #194 in terms of its overall quality. There are a couple examples which have slightly better centering, but each of these have thins. It is interesting to note that virtually every time one encounters a great collection of United States stamps, the one stamp that is missing out of all the Special Printings is the Three Cent Soft Paper Bank Note. When an example of this stamp makes an infrequent appearance at auction, it always attracts not only considerable bidder attention, but impressive price levels as well. In fact, when this particular copy last sold at auction in our May 2002 sale of the Joseph E. Lessin collection, a record realization was achieved after heated and highly competitive bidding. Dr. Hinrichs was the ultimate winner of the stamp at $67,500.00, plus the 10% buyer's premium. It, understandably, has become one of his most prized stamps in his remarkable collection. We fully anticipate that its appearance now will again result in an a similarly eye-opening realization - and deservedly so. Accompanied by 1948, 1967 and 1992 PF certificates; ex-Lilly, Kantor and Lessin. (Image)

50,000.00

SOLD for $80,000.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

354

#195, 6c Dull rose special printing, without gum as issued, a handsome and choice example of this very rare and terribly challenging value to find in premium condition, being attractively centered within exceptionally wide margins, warm characteristic color, very fine; one of the few existing sound and well centered examples, with no more than 30 copies believed to still exist and, to our knowledge, there exists no perfectly centered examples, in fact few exist with superior centering and margins to the example offered here; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

35,000.00

SOLD for $22,000.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

355

#196, 7c Scarlet vermilion special printing, without gum as issued, a breathtakingly beautiful example of this scarce stamp, possessing margins of extraordinary size and being very nearly perfectly centered within them, gloriously rich and vibrant color, full intact perforations, an extremely fine gem; we doubt that there are many other examples, of the fewer than 100 copies that exist, which rival the quality of this extraordinary stamp; 1998 PF certificate; ex-Zoellner. (Image)

5,500.00

SOLD for $19,000.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

356

#197, 10c Deep brown special printing, without gum as issued, a marvelous example of this important Special Printing rarity, particularly well centered within extravagantly large margins all around, gorgeous color which is both fresh and luxuriant, sharp detailed impression, completely free of the faults that plague most of the known copies, extremely fine; clearly among the finest Ten Cent Soft Paper Special Printings in existence, with no more than 35 thought to exist; 1954 and 1992 PF certificates. (Image)

28,500.00

SOLD for $35,000.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

357

#198, 12c Blackish purple special printing, without gum as issued, a magnificent example in a quality that is rivaled by few others among the approximately 75 copies thought to still exist, virtually perfect centering amid very large margins, prooflike color and impression on bright fresh paper, fully intact and uniformly even perforations, an extremely fine gem; a superb copy that is, unquestionably, among the finest in existence and certainly the finest to appear on the auction market since our sale of the William S. Floyd collection in October 2001, where Mr. Floyd's example realized a record $17,000.00, plus the 10% buyer's premium, and we believe the Hinrichs copy offered here to be equally as nice, if not even slightly better; 1989 PF certificate; ex-Cole. (Image)

8,000.00

SOLD for $20,000.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

358

#199, 15c Orange special printing, without gum as issued, an extraordinarily fresh and choice example of this immensely rare stamp, possessing a most remarkable overall brilliance, featuring radiant color and a sharp impression on bright paper, wonderfully well centered (especially when compared to the existing population), very fine and handsome; approximately 30 copies are thought to exist of this rarity, with this being among the few that are found both sound and well centered; signed E. Stern and accompanied by 1943 APS and 1991 PF certificates. (Image)

27,500.00

SOLD for $17,000.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

359

#200, 24c Dark violet special printing, without gum as issued, an exciting example of this rare special printing, being in a quality which places it among the finest available of the approximately 75 copies thought to exist, possessing an overall freshness which is not often seen, with gorgeous rich color and a clean crisp impression on bright paper, well centered within large margins, completely intact perforations all around, extremely fine for this; a stamp worthy of placement in the finest quality collection; 1971 and 1989 PF certificates. (Image)

7,750.00

SOLD for $9,000.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM

360

#201, 30c Greenish black special printing, without gum as issued, a highly select example of this important United States rarity, which places it among the very finest in existence, possessing outstanding centering for this, with large margins all around, rich unmistakable greenish black color and a strong detailed impression on bright paper, extremely fine; approximately 40 examples are thought to exist of the Thirty Cent Soft Paper Special Printing, and perhaps ten or less are both sound and well centered; 1992 PSE certificate; ex-"Southern Cross". (Image)

18,000.00

SOLD for $26,000.00
Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM